left her after she became pregnant. Her older sister who was taking care of her daughter all this time was coming to Shanghai to see her as they were in need of money. Wei Ming's daughter, Xiao Hong, is shown to be suffering from pneumonia and after arriving in Shanghai her condition begins to deteriorate. The two sisters took Xiao Hong to the hospital, but they were refused service because they could not pay the fee upfront. Now that Wei Ming has lost her income as a teacher, she hopes to receive payment from the novel she has written called “The Tomb of Love” instead. She attempted to request an advanced payment from the publisher but was immediately rejected. Under such harsh circumstances, Wei Ming decides to become a "slave for one night” and prostitute herself. Unexpectedly, her first client is Dr. Wang. Under his mockery, Wei Ming angrily hits Dr. Wang and runs away. She helplessly watches her daughter die, then commits suicide afterwards by overdosing on sleeping pills. Yu Haichou takes Wei Ming to the hospital where Aying attempts to inspire her to continue living. Wei Ming cries out "I want to live, I want revenge". However, the doctor can no longer rescue Wei Ming and she dies. The publisher and the journalist cynically joins to sponsor Wei Ming's funeral for publicity benefits. Aying continues to lead her factory women workers in choral singing classes, the film ends with a scene of Aying and her factory co-workers walking out of the factory. Cast Ruan Lingyu (阮玲玉), as Wei Ming, the heroine, a young woman who teaches music at a private, all-girls high school and who is trying to have her novel published; Wang Naidong (王乃东), as Dr. Wang, Wei Ming's suitor and primary antagonist, married to Wei's old schoolmate; Zheng Junli (郑君里), as Yu Haichou, an editor at a publishing company, a friend of Wei Ming and her love interest; Wang Moqiu (王默秋), as Mrs. Wang, Wei Ming's former schoolmate, now married to Dr. Wang; Yin Xu (殷虚), as Li Aying, Wei Ming's neighbor, a factory worker, a physically strong and mentally disciplined woman who devotes her spare time to educating female laborers; Chen Sujuan (陈素娟), as Wei Xiaohong, Wei Ming's daughter; Gu Menghe (顾梦鹤), as Qi Weide, the editor-in-chief of the local newspaper; Wu Yin (吴茵), as the music school principal; Tang Tianxiu (汤天绣), as Wei Ming's